Administrator password forgotten

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From: BigMilesInCa (bigmilesinca_at_aol.com)
Date: 08/21/04 

Date: 21 Aug 2004 17:16:19 GMT

I have win XP Pro on an old hard drive. I cannot remember the administrators
password. The only user that I'm able to logon to is severly limited in is
permissions. Is there any way I can get around this or create another admin? It
has no hint or forgotten password disk.

Thanks,

Miles

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